Arunachal Pradesh

Post breakfast we take the transfer to Bomdila. Enroute visit Tipi Orchid Sanctuary. Check-in to your hotel on arrival. Later embark on a half day sightseeing tour of Bomdila including visit to Handicraft Centre. Overnight stay in Bomdila. Bomdila is a beautiful small town situated at a height of about 8000 ft. above the sea level from where one can see the brilliant landscape and snow-clad mountains of the Himalayan Range. The Buddhist Monastery of Bomdila is the repository of culture and is among primary attractions of the area. Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district located at the height of 8500 ft above the sea level. Attractions - Apple orchards, artistic people, snow-capped Himalayan peaks and Buddhist Gompas. Bomdila – Tawang (Approx – 190 kms 8 hrs)

Post breakfast we embark on a sightseeing tour of Tawang covering Tawang Monastery, Anni Gompa, Tawang War Memorial and Craft Emporium. Overnight stay in Tawang. The Famous Galden Namgyal Lhatse, popularly known as Tawang Monastery was founded by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in the year 1680-81. The monastery stands on the spur of a hill, about 10,000 feet above sea level and has ravines in the south and west, narrow ridge on the north and gradual slope on the east. It offers a commanding and picturesque view of the Tawang-chu valley. From a distance it appears like a fort as if guarding the votaries in the wide valley below. Tawang monastery is the largest of its kind in the country and is one of the largest monasteries in Asia. Though it has the capacity for housing about seven hundred monks, the actual number of resident lamas (monks) at present is a little more than 450. This monastery is the fountain-head of the spiritual life of the people of this region. Tawang – Dirang (Approx – 152 kms 5 hrs)